Keynote Address: YVR 2024

Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO at Vancouver International Airport, will deliver a future-focused keynote address to the business community. Join us as we welcome Tamara back to the stage for what is sure to be a visually interesting and engaging conversation on YVR's leadership and multiple collaborations across key areas of innovation, sustainability, and transportation.

Keynote Speaker:

Tamara Vrooman
President & CEO
Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR)

Moderator

Monette Pasher
President
Canadian Airports Council

About the Speaker:

Tamara Vrooman is an award-winning leader, known for her exemplary track record leading large, complex institutions in both the private and public sectors and her bold positions on sustainability and inclusion. Prior to joining YVR as President & CEO, she served for nine years on YVR's Board and for 13 years as the President & CEO of Vancity, Canada's largest community credit union, transforming the business into a global reference point for values-based banking.

She currently serves as Simon Fraser University's 12th Chancellor, chairs the board of the Rick Hansen Foundation and is the recipient of the Order of British Columbia (2019), Peter Lougheed Award for Leadership in Public Policy (2016) and BC CEO of the Year Award – Major Private Company, Business in Vancouver (2015), among many other citations.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

11:30 AM

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Location:Vancouver Convention Centre - West
Ballroom A
Canada Place, Vancouver

Schedule:Registration & Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Program: 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

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